True Stories from the History of Scotland: Intended as a Companion to "True Stories from English History." |
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... determined to destroy him ; but he fled into France , when Macbeth cruelly put to death his wife and infant children , and confiscated his estates . Macduff vowed to be revenged ; and he encouraged Mal- colm to dethrone the usurper ...
... determined to destroy him ; but he fled into France , when Macbeth cruelly put to death his wife and infant children , and confiscated his estates . Macduff vowed to be revenged ; and he encouraged Mal- colm to dethrone the usurper ...
Page 30
... the Holy Land , against the Turks , with very great zeal . To secure the quiet of his kingdom during his absence , he determined to make the king of Scotland his friend ; and nothing appeared to him so 30 ADVENTURES OF GILCHRIST .
... the Holy Land , against the Turks , with very great zeal . To secure the quiet of his kingdom during his absence , he determined to make the king of Scotland his friend ; and nothing appeared to him so 30 ADVENTURES OF GILCHRIST .
Page 31
... determined not to lose so good an opportunity of supplying himself with a sum of money , which he much wanted for his expensive and dangerous un- dertaking . He therefore made William pay him 10,000 marks of silver for this release ...
... determined not to lose so good an opportunity of supplying himself with a sum of money , which he much wanted for his expensive and dangerous un- dertaking . He therefore made William pay him 10,000 marks of silver for this release ...
Page 40
... determined to free himself from such subjection , renounced his allegiance to the English monarch . This was what Edward wished , as it gave him an excuse for beginning a war with the Scots ; and , after many battles , in which ...
... determined to free himself from such subjection , renounced his allegiance to the English monarch . This was what Edward wished , as it gave him an excuse for beginning a war with the Scots ; and , after many battles , in which ...
Page 44
... determined to march into England , to maintain his army in that country , and to avenge all the injuries the Scots had received from that nation . His sol- diers joyfully followed him , and he led them into the northern counties ...
... determined to march into England , to maintain his army in that country , and to avenge all the injuries the Scots had received from that nation . His sol- diers joyfully followed him , and he led them into the northern counties ...
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